Miss Grand United Kingdom
Established5 September 2015 (2015-09-05)
FounderHolly Louise
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersLondon
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
President
Kathryn Fanshawe
WebsiteMissGrandUK.co.uk

Miss Grand United Kingdom is a female beauty pageant in the United Kingdom, founded in 2015 by a Lancashire-based pageant organizer, Pageant Girls UK, chaired by Holly Louise,[1][2] who was also the UK license holder for various other international pageants such as Miss Earth, Miss International and Miss Intercontinental. The winners of the contest, which usually comprises three or four titles, including Miss Grand England, Miss Grand Wales, Miss Grand Scotland, and Miss Grand Northern Ireland, represent their countries in the international parent contest, Miss Grand International.[3][4][5] However, as the former licensee was unable to send the elected delegates to compete in the 2019 international contest in Venezuela, the competition license was transferred to Megan Darlington in 2020, and subsequently to Kathryn Fanshawe in mid-2022.[6]

Since its first participation in 2013, the United Kingdom has not won the Miss Grand International pageant but has placed among the top 20 finalists four times: in 2014, 2016,[7] 2020,[8] and 2022; and also won the best evening gown and best national costume awards in 2016 and 2022, respectively.[7]

History

The United Kingdom has always been participating in the Miss Grand International since 2013. For the first two competitions in Thailand, its representatives were designated to join the contest, of which, Georgia Smith – Miss Grand United Kingdom 2014, becomes the first UK delegate that got placed at the said contest.[1]

In 2015, after Holly Louise – the director of the UK Power Pageant, acquired the licenses for England, Scotland, and Wales, she subsequently held the first contest of Miss Grand United Kingdom at Oxford Town Hall in the city of Oxford on 5 September.[1][2] The contest consisted of 20 national finalists,[2] in which Elizabeth Greenham, Taylor Stringfellow, and Danielle Latimer were announced Miss Grand England, Scotland, and Wales, respectively.[1] During 2016 - 2019, Miss Grand UK winners were determined through the UK Power Pageant, which was also organized to select the country representatives for Miss International and Miss Intercontinental.[9][10][11][12] After Holly Louise was unable to send representatives for the Miss Grand International 2019 pageant in Venezuela due to safety concerns, she lost the franchise to Megan Darlington in 2020,[13] who later conducted the pageant for Miss Grand International separately in 2021,[14] and then lost the license to Kathryn Fanshawe the following year.[15][16]

In 2017, Ashleigh Coyle a 21-year-old Derry-based model and the runner-up Big Brother UK Series 15, was elected Miss Grand Northern Ireland 2017, however, she did not participate in the international stage in Vietnam with unknown reasons.

Editions

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand United Kingdom contest, since its inception in 2015.

Multiple titles: 2015 and 2021

In the first two editions of Miss Grand United Kingdom managed by Holly Louise in 2015 and Megan Darlington in 2021, each of the United Kingdom's non-sovereign country representatives were elected.

YearEdition Date and venueEntrantsWinnersRef.
Miss Grand EnglandMiss Grand WalesMiss Grand ScotlandMiss Grand N. Ireland
20151th September 5 at the Oxford Town Hall, Oxford20Elizabeth Greenham
(Greater London)		Danielle Latimer
(Rhondda Cynon Taf)		Taylor Stringfellow
(Edinburgh)		—[2][1]
20212nd September 5 at the Joe Longthorne Theatre, Blackpool16Jessica Ford
(West Midlands)		Heather Hopkins
(Swansea)		Katie Finlay
(Glasgow)		Shannon McCullagh
(Belfast)		[3][4]
[5]

Single winner: 2023 - Present

After Kathryn Fanshawe obtained the license in 2022, only one winner was determined in the contest held in 2023.[15]

YearEdition Date and venueEntrants WinnerRunners-upRef.
1st runner-up2nd runner-up3rd runner-up4th runner-up
2023 3rd August 13 at the Aures London, London5 Chloe Ellman-Baker
(Sussex)		Candy Paasche
(Greater London)		Annette Adler
(North London)		Brooke Smith
(Norwich)		Emily Cossey
(Kensington and Chelsea)		[15][17]

Representatives at Miss Grand International

Color keys
  •   Declared as winner.
  •   Ended as a runner-up (Top 5).
  •   Ended as a semi-finalist (Top 10).
  •   Ended as a quarterfinalist (Top 20).
  •   Ended as special awards winner.
  •   Unplaced.

As United Kingdom/Great Britain

Traditionally since 2013 the Miss Grand UK will be representing Great Britain as Miss England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales at Miss Grand International pageant

Year Miss Grand United Kingdom/Miss Grand Great Britain Represented Placement Special Awards Ref.
2023 Chloe Ellman-Baker Sussex, England Unplaced
2022 Sofia Mayers Kent, England Top 20 Best National Costume
2014 Georgia Smith Liverpool, England Top 20

As England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

After deciding to send four constituent countries of the United Kingdom in 2013. The Miss Grand UK always crowned the four candidates for competing at Miss Grand International pageant

Year Miss Grand
England		 Miss Grand
Northern Ireland		 Miss Grand
Scotland		 Miss Grand
Wales		 Ref.
2021 Jessica Ford
(Unable to compete)		 Shannon McCullagh Katie Finlay
(Unable to compete)		 Heather Hopkins
(Unable to compete)		 [3][4][5]
2020 Stephanie Wyatt
(Top 20)		 Amber Walsh
(Unable to compete)		 Helen Maher Kathryn Fanshawe
2019 Ashleigh Wild
(Unable to compete)		 × Freya Taylor
(Unable to compete)		 Emma Davies
(Unable to compete)		 [18]
2018 Christina Baker × Olivia McPike Lauren Parkinson [10]
2017 Noky Simbani Ashleigh Coyle
(Unable to compete)		 Amy Meisak Nadia Suliman [19]
2016 Cherelle Patterson
Best Evening Gown		 × Gemma Palmer Rachael Tate
(Top 20)		 [20][21]
2015 Elizabeth Greenham × Taylor Stringfellow Danielle Latimer [1]
2013 Julie Montague × × Sophie Hall [22]

National finalists

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand United Kingdom pageant, as well as the competition results.

Color keys
 A  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up
  Ended as a semifinalist
  Ended as a quaterfinalist
 –  Did not participate
  Withdraw during the competition

2023 : Single winner

Year
Represented
 2023
Birmingham Sunna Dogg Jonsdottir
County Durham Aimee Whitton
Derbyshire Deyonne Best
Greater London Candy Paasche
Kensington and Chelsea Emily Cossey
North London Annette Adler
Norwich Brooke Nicola Smith
Scotland Afton McKeith
Sussex Chloe Ellman Baker
Total9

2021 : County Representatives

Country
Year
Represented
 2021
England
Berkshire Alina Green
Derbyshire Deyonne Best
Kent Tessa Zaire
Leeds Sarah Boardman
London Dilani Selvanathan
Manchester Sunna Dogg Jonsdottir
North East England Charlotte Gilmour
West Midlands Jessica Ford
Yorkshire Sophie Gilmour
 Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Antrim Kerry Kane
Northern Ireland Belfast Shannon Mc Cullagh
Scotland
Edinburgh Frankie Van Der Byl
Glasgow Katie Finlay
Wales
Bridgend Emma Williams
Cardiff Amie Barlow
Swansea Heather Hopkins
Total16

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